Custodian Jay Rudd cleans a desk at Greenbrier East High School Monday, March 16, 2020 in Lewisburg, W.Va. Service personnel will report to work throughout the week during the statewide school closure from the coronavirus. (Jenny Harnish/The Register-Herald via AP)
March 16, 2020
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March 16, 2020 5:05 p.m.
West Virginia governor declares emergency as virus threatens
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Jim Justice on Monday declared a state of emergency in response to the new coronavirus, even as West Virginia remains the last state in the U.S. without a confirmed case.